Car door



My 19, 1936. R. VEGREN 2,041,033

CAR DOOR Filed April 9, 1954 CON/eso E. VEe/eE/v @w wwf/MQ Patented May 19, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CAR DOOR Application April 9, 1934, Serial No. 719,621

8 Claims.

"- railway house car in which a door opening formed in a side thereof is adapted to be closed by a sliding door and in which a gutter or trough is provided at the upper portion of the opening in the closed position of the door for trapping and draining 01T water outwardly of the door without necessitating coping of the posts disposed at the vertical portions of said opening or`of the guard strip or the like secured to the posts to permit such drainage.

A further object is to provide a sliding car door,

the upper horizontal margin of which is reinforced by a member presenting a gutter or trough Vfor catching and draining Water or the like outwardly of said door.

A further object is to provide a single panel door having a trough along its upper horizontal margin for collecting and draining water outwardly of said door.

A further object is to provide a sliding car door, the upper margin of which is reinforced by a member secured upon the outer face of said door and presenting a trough for the collection 4and drainage of water loutwardly of said door. A further object is to provide a slding car door carrying a member presenting a trough upon the upper horizontal margin thereof, said member being incorporated in the door so as to provide an extension of the panel of the door, thereby permitting a decrease in the height of the panel.

Other objects of the invention will become clear Vas the description thereof proceeds.

In the drawing forming a part of this specication:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a car door applied to a side of a railway house car and embodying applicants invention;

Figure 2 is a horizontal section takenV on line 2 2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 3--3ofFigure1;v t, ,2;

Figure 4 is a vertical section' taken on line-4 4 of Figurel; v

Figure 5 is a vertical section taken on line 5-'-5 of Figure 1; and

i Y Figure 6 is a vertical section similar to Figure 4 illustrating a modification of the invention, together with its applicability to a lift door.

The invention illustratedin, the drawing is directed to an improvement upon the invention disclosed in the patent to-G. R. Treptow, No. 1,943,640, January 16, 1934. In this patent a substantially J shaped header is utilized to provide a trough for the purpose of collecting and carrying ofi water or the like which may be forced over the upper edge of the door. Disposal of the water 'so collected outwardly of the door is provided for by the extension of the header beyond lthe rear door post and for this purpose it was necessary to cope or modify the door post in order to permit such extension. By applicants improvement the labor and expense of the coping operation of the post is avoided while the desirable feature of preventing ingress of water or the like into the car is retained.

Referring to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 to 5, inclusive, the numeral I0 designates generally a portion of the side of Y a railway house car provided with the customary opening Il dened in partV by means ofV a side plate l2 and front and rear vertical door posts I3 and Ill.V 'Ihe opening I I is adapted to be closed by means of a car door I5 which is preferably mounted for sliding movement upon the car side I0. The car door selected for purposes of illustration comprises a metallic panel I6 which may be provided with spaced horizontal corrugations I1, merging at their 4ends with vertical corrugations I8 and I9 formed in the panel. A reinforcing substantially channel shaped member 20 is secured to the front margin of the metallic panel I6 and is adapted to coact with a front stop 2l in order to weatherproof said margin of the door. A reinforcing angle member 22 is secured to the rear margin of the door, this member comprising a flange 23 disposed upon and securedV to the outer face of the metallic panel and a transversely extending flange 24 ydirected toward the side of the car. A sealing strip 25 is secured upon the inner face of the metallic panel I6 and is adapted to coact with a guard strip 2B in order to weatherproof the rear margin of the door.

The upper horizontal margin of the door is adapted to be reinforced by means of a substantially Y shaped member 21 Vwhich presents a trough 28 and a depending securing Iiange 29. The reinforcing member 21 may be formed of a rolled section which is originally T shaped and embodies, in addition to the attaching or head flange 29, the head flange and stern 3|. As clearly shown in Figure 4 of the drawing the head fiange 29 is offset relative to the head flange 30 in order to permit the latter to lie in the plane of the panel so as to constitute an extensionl 2+ f if ing water or the like'before it is forced across the top of the door and into the car. To provide for drainage of the water so collected the ends 32 and 33 'of said trough are left open :whereby any such collected water will be disposed of outwardly of the door.V While this constructionV of the A trough to permit disposal of the water is pre.

ferred, it will be apparent that the ends of the trough may be closed if desired and drainage openings provided in the bottom thereofso as toY carry oif the collected water.,VV v v The door I5 is guided during its sliding movement and maintained upon the side of the car I0 by means associated with theupper margin of the door. To this enda header angle 34 may be.

utilized to prevent'the door falling into the open'- .ine during; .slidingInoverrlerltV The header. angle is secured as gby;means1of welding to a retaining plate 35j securedas by means Vof rivets 36 to the depending-leg 3] ofthe side plate. YThe retaining-plate isrpreferablyin the form of a Z member, the web 38 ,ofv which isdirectedoutwardly from thezsiderplate andvbentdownwardly to provide a Vflange 3,9 dispose'dj `in overlapping Vrelationship withthe upper margin of thedoor. 39 is -bent downwardly and inwardly, as shown in Figure 5, for the extent of the door opening in Aorder to enhance the weatherproong construction .atthe upper `margin -of the door.' Adjacent the, angle;stopimember 2l the flange 39 extends vertically as shown atf40. To permit such extensionjvof the flange the` outwardlygandirearmember S2M-However, if desired, the Vange. 3|

' of'theLtroughZm' provided by Vthe reinforcing e member'Z'l, may merely be bent inwardly .for the same'` purpose;` Tolpermit'extension .of the re'- inforcing member 21 to the rear edge of therdoorV the flange 23 ofthe Vrear reinforcing anglem22 is Ycope'd as indicated at`44., As noted hereinabove,

lthe'flange 30 of thereinforcing member 21 is disposed Vin the plane of .the panel I6. In order -to reinforce orrbackup this ange 30 the sealing strip 25 iis extendedupwardly so as to abut said fiangef J This is clearlyindicated in FigureV 4 of Vthe-drawing. A

Inrigure 6 of the drawing there is iudstratd la modification'of applicants inverition,togetherV withrashowi'ng ofthe adaptability of a'pr'ilicants construction to a lift door as well as to the-'straight `slidingdoor illustrated in Figures 1 toY 5, inclusive, of the drawing. In this embodimentV ofthe inventionthe reinforcing member for'rthe upper horizontal Vifnargin of the door takes the form of plurality of plates' 45 and 46. I'he plate 45 is provided with anr'ofl'setportion 41 so as to pre- VsentV a flange 48 extending aboveY and Vlying substantially in the plane of-the panel lHi and a flange-49 disposed upon the outer face of the panel and Ysecured thereto as by means of rivets 50. The'f plate 46 comprises theangularly related -ilangesl5l and'52',vthe' flange 5I being. the se- The flange curing flange and connected to the flange 49 by means of the rivets 50. 'I'he flanges 48 and 52 of the plates 45 and 46 cooperate to provide a trough 53 which, as in the previous embodiment of the invention, is disposed so as to trap waterV and other foreign substances and to drain the same outwardly of the door. Where a lift door isv utilized the'k position thereof when elevated is indicated by the dot and dash lines in Figure 6. e AIt Will be apparent that numerous changes and modifications in the Vdetails of the invention will be-clear to those skilled in the art. It is intended,

. therefore, thatall such modifications and changes be comprehendd within this invention, which is to belliritedlenly by the scope of the claims appended hereto.

I claim:

j `1; YIna railway house car, the combinationwith vertical frontY and rear door posts defining a door opening in a side of said car and a sliding door for Closing; Saidfopenng. said door posts extending outwardly lbeyond said car Vside,- of meansprer-V said doorwhenthe latterisin closed position without necessitating coping of saidpost. Y

2. A car door comprising 'asheet, m,e'tal panel and a reinforcing member secured to fthe; upper horizontal margin of said `panel,r Ysaid V,member embodying a trough, oneA ofthe/ sides of rsaid .trough being Vdisposed in vsubstantially the main plane of saidpanelsoras toj constitute'anV extension thereof, whereby said panel may be reduced in heght. 1; f;

3. A car door comprising-a-sheet metal panel and a `reinforcing membersecured to Athe upper Vhorizontal margin of said panel, said memberY embodying .a trough, onel of i-thesides of said trough being disposed in substantially*theimaingplaneof Y collect water and drain Ythe samejoutwardly of amV said ,panelsof as; to constitute vari-extension -therei of, whereby saidipanel maybe reduced in height, said trough having `openends.V x s 4.iA car` door. comprising apanelgand a reinforcing member secured ,to` the upper horizontal margin of said. pane1,lsaid member being substantially Y shaped insection and providing atrough-for the collection of waterrfand.aiange depending therefrom, said angejbeing secured .to lsaid panel, said rtrough being disposed above the .upper horizontal 'edge of saidpanel. Y

5. A carv door comprising a panel andareiforcing member secured .to the upper horizontal margin of said panel,y said .member beingsubstantially Y shaped insectionand providing `atrough for the collection of water and a flangerdepending therefrom, said angefbeing securedftosaid panel, sai'dftroughbeing disposed above the-uppr horizontal edge of said'panel,V a'portion' of. Asaid .trough lying in the iplane `and forming anrext'ension of said panel, whereby a reductionfin 'height of said panelfiseifected. 1 i' fi j 6. In a railway house car, aislidingv .car door, vsaid door .comprisingfa panel ,andaA horizontally extending reinforcing member secured toitheu'pper margin of said panel. said .reinforcing fmember embodying a trough disposedzsbstant'ially outwardly of'sald panel,v and la retainingzmeniber for said doorV secured to said 'car and haviiig .a downwardly extendigange disposed 'in`overlappingzrlatinshiprwith said reinforcing 'member,V said flangei'being spaced'outwardly' of Asaid ally outwardly beyond said car side, a sliding door.

for closing said door opening, means secured to the upper margin of said door providing a longitudinally extending trough, an end of said trough being open and projecting beyond the rear door post in laterallyspaced relation thereto to maintain the integrity of said door post, said trough being adapted to collect water and drain theY same outwardly of said door through said trough end when the door is in closed position without necessitating coping of said post.

8. In a railway house car having vertical,

front and rear door posts dening a door opening in a side of said car, said door posts projecting laterally outwardly beyond said car side, a sliding door for closing said door opening, a metallic member substantially equal in width to the width of said door secured to the upper margin of said door, said member embodying a trough disposed above the upper horizontal edge of said door and a depending ange secured to said door, said trough having at least one open end extending beyond said rear door post in laterally outwardly spaced relation to said post to maintain the integrity thereof, said trough being adapted to collect water and drain the same through the open end outwardly of said doorwhen the latter is in closed-v position, without necessitating coping of said post.

CONRAD R. VEGREN. 

